Category Racing

Screamer 4×4

This game surprised me in a good way and a bad way at the same time. It could have been great. What a missed opportunity. Anyone who grew up with PC games in the ’80s or ’90s will probably remember…

Rollcage

A fast-paced racing game with 3DFX Glide support. Rollcage feels like one of those experimental racing games from the ’90s. There were quite a few of these back then, and I’d say Powerslide belongs in the same group. If you’ve…

Motocross Madness 2

Another motocross game from Microsoft. Very similar to the first one, just with some visual improvements. I remember playing this back in the day. There weren’t many motocross games around, and I wasn’t particularly into motorbikes, but the options were…

Powerslide

A racing game where your car handles like a bar of soap on a wet floor. Another experimental racing gem from the late ’90s. I really like how developers back then were constantly trying new ideas. I think this one…

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

First Need for Speed game with police chase. The game was released in 1998, just a year after Need for Speed II. The difference is significant. First, the game modes: Knockout, Tournament, and, of course, Hot Pursuit, where multiple police…

Need for Speed: Road Challenge

Released as Need for Speed: High Stakes in the US, this game was sandwiched between NFS III: Hot Pursuit and NFS Porsche 2000 (Porsche Unleashed in the US). I guess that’s why not many people paid much attention to it.…